Aliguay
 Aliguay sunset | |
.svg)  Aliguay Island Location within the Philippines | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 8°44′48″N 123°13′26″E / 8.74667°N 123.22389°E |
| Adjacent to | |
| Administration | |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Norte |
| City | Dapitan |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 720 (2020)[1] |
| Additional information | |
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Aliguay is an
marine sanctuary. The island is surrounded by white sand beaches and coral reefs
. There are no water sources on the island. A few residents live on Aliguay Island, mostly selling fish to tourists.
2015 Kidnapping and Beheading
More than 10 armed men abducted at dawn Monday, May 4, 2015. Rodolfo Buligao, Aliguay's
Barangay Captain at the time, and two members of the Philippine Coast Guard were kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf.[2]
The suspects turned to these 3 men after failing to see foreign tourists in what could have been a plan for kidnapping-for-ransom. The military found a beheaded body of a man believed to be Buligao. It was spotted along an intersection in Barangay Laum Maimbung, Maimbung town, Province of Sulu.[3][4][5][6]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 447 | — |
| 2015 | 682 | +8.38% |
| 2020 | 720 | +1.07% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[1][7][8] | ||
See also
References
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Laput, Gualberto (May 4, 2015). "Armed men kidnap coast guard personnel off Dapitan". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ^ Laput, Gualberto (August 12, 2015). "Abu Sayyaf beheads Filipino hostage in Sulu". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- GMA News. August 12, 2015. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ^ Alipala, Julie S. (August 12, 2015). "Abu Sayyaf beheads Filipino hostage in Sulu". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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